Germany vs South Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Germany
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 53.11 Mt CO2e against 39.7 Mt CO2e in Germany, a difference of 13.41 Mt CO2e.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 11th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.65 Mt CO2e | 9.13 Mt CO2e | 55.52 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 1980s | 53.58 Mt CO2e | 16.53 Mt CO2e | 37.06 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 1990s | 42.71 Mt CO2e | 39.56 Mt CO2e | 3.15 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 2000s | 44.48 Mt CO2e | 46.59 Mt CO2e | 2.12 Mt CO2e | South Korea |
| 2010s | 43.22 Mt CO2e | 47.3 Mt CO2e | 4.08 Mt CO2e | South Korea |
| 2020s | 40.85 Mt CO2e | 53.91 Mt CO2e | 13.06 Mt CO2e | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes, Germany or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 53.11 Mt CO2e against 39.7 Mt CO2e in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes between Germany and South Korea?
- 13.41 Mt CO2e, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Germany and South Korea rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes?
- Germany ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 11th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).